Effective, April 1, 2026, the new salary range for this position will be $92,976 to $135,136 per year in compliance with AMAPCEO collective agreement provisions.Shape Ontario's Digital Future as a Senior I&IT Architect!We're seeking a
Senior I&IT Solutions Architect to lead the design and evolution of key applications within a defined program area of the Ontario Public Service. In this role, you'll focus on the systems your branch relies on every day—ensuring they are modern, integrated, secure, and aligned with OPS architecture standards and cluster direction.
You'll partner closely with product teams, developers, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into clear, scalable solution designs. Your work will center on understanding current-state applications, shaping their future-state architecture, and guiding modernization and integration decisions that strengthen service delivery. While you won't be hands-on coding, you'll provide authoritative architectural leadership across your application ecosystem, resolving design challenges and ensuring technical consistency.
This is an opportunity for someone who excels at deep technical problem solving, domain level ownership, and being the go to architectural advisor for a specific portfolio. If you're energized by improving real systems used by Ontarians every day—and by shaping solutions that are sustainable, reliable, and future ready—this role offers a meaningful way to make an impact within the OPS.
About us:The Health Services I&IT Cluster provides information management and information technology solutions that enable and support the business requirements of the Ministry of Long-Term Care, Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility and the Ministry of Health, and its agents. The cluster supports the Ontario government's I&IT strategy and plays a leadership role in major business transformation initiatives and infrastructure projects that are currently underway.
Information Session:Want to learn more? Join our information session! The hiring manager and unit staff will be hosting a virtual information session** on April 9. This session is a great opportunity to learn more about the role, the team, and what it's like to work as a Senior I&IT Architect.
Session Details:
• Click the following link to register:
Information Session Registration • Date & Time: Thursday, April 9, 2026, from 1.00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
**Attendance at the session is optional and will have no impact on hiring decisions.
About the job
As the Senior I&IT Architect, you will:
• provide expertise and leadership in information technology (IT) architecture, enterprise architecture frameworks, strategies and methodologies within a variety of domains such as Business, Technology, Application, and/or Security
• assist and support the planning, design, and implementation of architecture solutions and deliverables for large-scale, complex multi-year I&IT projects and initiatives required to meet the critical business requirements of our ministry client(s)
• define, evaluate and lead the development of value driven architecture policies, standards, guidelines and best practices affecting multi-ministry/cluster initiatives aligned with the Ministry Business/Programs
• provide expertise and leadership in information technology (IT) architecture in a number of the following domains: business, technology, applications, security and/or information and includes enterprise architecture frameworks, strategies, methodologies.
• Collaborate with other OPS IT and external partners in the procurement (i.e., planning, design, delivery and implementation) of architecture solutions for large scale, complex, multi-year I&IT solutions and services required to support Ministry Business/Programs.
What you bring to the team
Technical knowledge
You have:
• expertise in I&IT enterprise architecture (including architecture domains such as business, application, solution, integration, technology, privacy and security), IT strategies, enterprise architecture principles/methodologies and mechanisms/techniques
• experience developing strategic technology plans and roadmaps, including business capability planning
• an understanding of corporate architectural governance review processes, including but not limited to streamlining, simplifying and enabling agile architecture governance approaches
• demonstrated technology skills and hand-on experience across one or more IT architecture domains (business, technology, application, security and Information/data)
• knowledge and hands-on experience of service-oriented architecture, cloud computing technology (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), GoCloud infrastructure, business analytics/intelligence, portals and mobile services, managed file transfer service, common data services/ETL, virtualization, converged infrastructure, and application development and performance management (i.e. DevOps) and others
• knowledge of business process and data modelling, analysis, re-engineering and transformation
• experience in distributed and GoCloud-based application design/development and understanding of software, hardware, architecture frameworks, and corporate technology and trends (e.g., SOA, IoT, ETL, cloud architectures)
• experience with project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile), governance processes (e.g., architecture checkpoints, project gates), and deliverables (e.g., logical/physical design collateral, blueprints)
Research and analytical skills
You can:
• develop architectural solutions to meet complex, multi-year plans, spanning multiple internal/external stakeholders and broadly defined business objectives
• resolve significant integration and technical issues to address multiple systems/applications linkages interdependencies and impacts where requirements are not initially clear
• research and recommend innovative application, data and systems architecture alternatives with integration strategies
• plan and coordinate all phases of complex multi-ministry/cluster architecture, design and implementation for systems supporting both internal/external clients and stakeholders, and be able to translate business vision into a roadmap that leads to successful solution implementation
• create adaptive performance measures to handle new and emerging technologies, unfamiliar or unproven tech, and broadly defined or undefined business and system requirements
Leadership skills
You can:
• guide and train project teams and consultants on design, architecture, and project implementation activities
• lead and help developers see the value of the enterprise architecture and understand how to use technology successfully in driving business results
• provide technical guidance to systems staff, schedule activities, explain procedures, develop learning plans, and monitor progress
• build effective working relationships, gain buy-in for system design and development, and promote design and architecture options to senior management and stakeholders for decision-making
• lead project status meetings and corporate committees to discuss and determine strategies for architecture priorities and change management directions
• lead the assessment, evaluation and adoption of COTS and third-party products and services, integration with solutions and develop materials to obtain approvals; and performs other technical duties (e.g. producing software code, developing proof of concept (POC) solutions)
Consultation, collaboration, communication, and facilitation skills
You can:
• consult with multiple stakeholders and clients to advise on technical issues
• facilitate discussions on both a business and technical level among stakeholders with different interests
• encourage participation in the systems design and implementation process
• negotiate customer service agreements and resource requirements with client senior management and other IT groups to minimize service delivery issues
• provide advice and recommendations to stakeholders, management, and staff regarding most effective design, architecture and system implementation strategies, enabling ministry business/programs to achieve targeted strategies and objectives
• present and advise on IT strategies, solutions, and design architecture to senior management, stakeholders, and clients; lead planning sessions and deliver presentations
• you can provide advice regarding approaches to contentious design architecture and implementation issues
• interview and collaborate with other IT professionals and corporate IT groups to address implementation issues
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
contact us.Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
What we offer
Why Join Us:• Impactful Projects: Contribute to the modernization of the Ontario Public Service's (OPS) solutions and systems to deliver digital value, enhanced user experience, and expedite business outcomes to enable better services for Ontarians.
• Collaborative Environment: Join a team of talented professionals dedicated to leveraging technology for public good.
• Professional Growth: We invest in our employees' development, offering opportunities for learning and advancement in a mission-driven environment.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with flexible scheduling options.
Why work for the Ontario Public Service?We are re-thinking how we deliver services through various initiatives, modernization initiatives and how we access and deliver critical services remotely. We are striving to enable a future-ready OPS workforce through a technology-focused enterprise-wide strategies.
The OPS support career and leadership development, invest in learning opportunities, recognize team and individual achievements, and support flexible work arrangements.